The Sunday Summary: Social media, repetition, accurate facts, and Shortform for long books

In an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week.

Mon, August 26: Social media is an empty vessel
“TikTok’s a super empty vessel. Their business is very simple: we are going to build an algorithm that only give you more of what you’ve shown us you want. Period.”

Tue, August 27: What are you good at that other people find difficult?
“There is something that everybody in here is good at that other people think is difficult. And you’re like, why do other people think it’s difficult?”

Wed, August 28: Repetition is the foundation of clarity of thought
Repetition is something that I struggle with. I’ve long felt that you should get your idea out there and then move on to the next, but I know that to be faulty.

Thu, August 29: Accurate facts that mislead
It’s tricky in today’s world because so many of the stats you see (particularly on places like social media) are completely made up. Therefore, if you find data that is verifiably accurate, you feel like you need to reach the conclusion shared with the data. Or maybe not.